China coal output hits record in December and in 2021 The world's biggest coal miner and consumer, produced 384.67 million tonnes of the fossil fuel last month, up 7.2% year-on-year. Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 6:07 am
Nornickel says 2021 nickel sales were unaffected by export tax Russian exporters of nickel, steel, aluminum and copper paid extra export taxes in the last five months of 2021. Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 6:02 am
Boliden to resume nickel output at Harjavalta smelter soon The company said three weeks ago that nickel output at the smelter in Finland had been stopped due to a slag explosion. Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 5:56 am
How light can improve li-ion battery, fuel cell performance Researchers discovered that light could boost the performance of thin lithium battery electrolytes by increasing charging rates. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 17, 2022 | 5:05 am
BHP to introduce electric trains at Pilbara mines The four locomotives, scheduled for delivery in late 2023, will be supplied by Progress Rail, a unit of Caterpillar, and Wabtec Corp. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2022 | 3:55 am
Vale, other Brazil miners ramp up production as rains subside The weather-triggered stoppages affected production of about 1.5 million tonnes of iron ore. Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 3:05 am
Two killed in Niger uranium mine collapse Two people have died and two others were injured in a collapse at French nuclear group Orano's COMINAK uranium mine. Reuters | January 16, 2022 | 3:59 pm
One community in southern Peru says it won’t disrupt Las Bambas operations The Challhuahuacho community signed a memorandum of understanding committing to avoid blockades on the Southern Mining Corridor. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 16, 2022 | 11:46 am
CO2 storage project in America’s coal country one step closer to becoming a reality Recent drilling by CarbonSAFE is expected to provide information on the viability of a second carbon storage site in the top coal-producing state in the US. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 16, 2022 | 7:42 am
